Tag: Massachusetts
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Post-Construction Cleaning Best Practices for Massachusetts
When a construction project finally wraps up, you probably feel that big wave of relief. But if you have ever walked into a brand-new building right after construction, you already know it doesn’t look ready to use. Dust, debris, sticky stains and even unexpected nails or wires can be all over the place. That’s why…
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Massachusetts awards skilled trades grants, approves private apprenticeship program
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The state of Massachusetts in the past week made a series of moves, including the awarding of school grants and approving a public-private training program, aimed at alleviating the skilled trades shortage and bolstering apprenticeships. The state…
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Tariff fallout leads to layoffs at Massachusetts concrete firm
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Pittsfield, Massachusetts-based Unistress Corp. and its subsidiary, Berkshire Concrete Corp., are laying off 233 workers, according to a Massachusetts Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification notice filed for the week ending June 27. CEO Perri Petricca said…
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Massachusetts dedicates $8B to transportation in FY2026 budget
Dive Brief: Massachusetts will direct $8 billion toward roads, bridges and public transportation over the next 10 years, according to the commonwealth’s fiscal year 2026 budget, which Gov. Maura Healey signed July 4. The budget authorizes $1.25 billion for transportation in fiscal 2026, including $470 million for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, $115 million for…
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Massachusetts GC taps former Suffolk exec as CFO
A Medford, Massachusetts-based general contractor tapped a former Suffolk executive as its new chief financial officer to help steer its next phase of growth, according to a May 20 news release sent to Construction Dive. Bond Brothers recently appointed Suzanne Roeder to the role as the firm expands its presence in healthcare, infrastructure, life sciences…
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Gilbane breaks ground on $84M Massachusetts college modernization
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Providence, Rhode Island-based Gilbane Building Co. broke ground on Salem State University’s BOLD project, a campus unification and modernization effort that will move the college’s South Campus-housed programs to its North Campus, according to an April 23…
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BOND Building Construction tops off Massachusetts Maritime Academy STEM Building
BOND Building Construction recently celebrated the “topping off” of a new Science, Technology, and Engineering building for Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA). A traditional ceremony representing the placement of a construction project’s final beam, the gathering marked progress toward completion of construction on the 36,000 square-foot facility, scheduled to open by summer 2026. BOND Building Construction…